Taher displays Arabian might by taking championship
Taher (10), who is by Narim R A S B out of Queens Topaz, won the Arab gelding class and the Arab stallion class and was named Arab Senior Male Champion before going on to take the overall championship from horses from all over the south-east.
It is extremely rare for a gelding to be made overall champion at a show of this standing '“ in itself a fine tribute to the quality of Taher.
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Hide AdNicky (28), who in her professional life is Dr Nicola Smith and a research scientist and lecturer at Farnborough, spent her childhood as a member of Chiddingfold, Leconfield and Cowdray point-to-point.
She started helping out as a student at the Al Waha Arabian stud, which has produced many champion Arabs over the years. The relationship between Nicola and Taher began at the stud near her home.
For full story see Sussex Horse World, West Sussex Gazette June 18